It is equally wrong to speed a guest who does not want to go, and to keep one back who is eager. You ought to make welcome the present guest, and send forth the one who wishes to go.

There is not any advantage to be won from grim lamentation.

There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.

His descent was like nightfall.

The force of union conquers all.

Nothing shall I, while sane, compare with a friend.

Few sons are equal to their fathers; most fall short, all too few surpass them.